From birth, people in the United States are fortunate to have vaccines against more than 20 other life-threatening illnesses available, which allow them to build immunity.
SouthCoast Health provides a closer look here into the CDC’s recommended vaccine schedule for every age.
See the guide to recommended vaccines for children here.
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Look what is opening this August in Savannah: Public Health 4 Kidz Production Science Center @ 2204 Skidaway Rd., Savannah.
2 Grand Opening Events in 2 Days. 3 Sessions each Day!
August 1st Homeschoolers. August 2nd Open to Everyone!
Public Health 4 Kidz Production LLC promotes careers in public health and provides opportunities for kids to learn and engage in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Environmental Health, Health Education, and Health Administration.
Savannah-Chatham County public schools start Aug. 4 2025. Find school bell times, school open house schedule and more back to school info here.
Have you moved? Need help with registration? There’s help. Two registration events will be held to assist families. Details here.
SC Tax Free Weekend, Aug. 1-3 2025
South Carolina’s annual Tax Free Weekend, also known as the Sales Tax Holiday, is scheduled for August 1-3, 2025. It begins at 12:01 a.m. on the first Friday in August and lasts until 11:59 p.m. on the following Sunday. During this 72-hour period, eligible items can be purchased without paying the state’s 6% sales tax and any applicable local taxes.
A wide range of items, primarily geared towards back-to-school needs, are included in the tax exemption. These include:
Clothing and accessories
Footwear
School supplies (used for school assignments)
Computers, software, and printers
Certain bed and bath items
Exemption applies to both in-store and online purchases of qualifying items.
No Tax Free Weekend in Georgia
Georgia does not have a tax-free weekend for back-to-school shopping any more. The state legis.lature did not renew the initiative, which previously allowed shoppers to purchase items like clothing, computers, and school supplies without paying sales tax. The last tax-free weekend in Georgia was in 2016.
Time to sign up for fall classes @ Summit Gymnastics in Savannah. Classes are $110 a month with a $60 yearly registration fee per child or $90 for a family (2 or more students).
Summit Gymnastics also offers a 10% sibling, multi-class, or military discount (required to verify their military ID in person for it to be applied).
Summit Gymnastics is launching their Gym Stars rec competitive program as an additional class for students enrolled in one of Summit’s other classes to add on. Cost: $55 a month per class for the Gym Stars addition (either Friday or Saturday or $110 both days per month).
Join Savannah VOICE Festival for their 2025 Summer Festival Once Upon a Time, in celebration of the VOICE Programs’ 25 years of educating aspiring singers. All Savannah VOICE Festival Season 13 events are held in venues in or near historic Savannah.
You are invited on a fairy tale journey that includes My Simple Wish, a concert of family favorite Disney and Broadway tunes from famed composer and arranger David Friedman.
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Come to Savannah Children’s Museum on Thursday, July 17th, 10-11am for a special visit with NOAA’s Gray’s Reef Ocean Discovery Center in Savannah.
This special program – part of Savannah Children’s Museum “Under the Sea” theme – is included with general admission. Free for Coastal Heritage Society members. Become a member here.
Savannah Children’s Museum – Georgia’s only entirely outdoor children’s museum – is open during summer Monday-Saturday, 9am-2pm.
You are invited on a fairy tale journey that includes the world premier of Cinderella’s Royal Feast by Michael Ching, an opera written and presented in collaboration with students from Esther F. Garrision School for the Arts, that we know your whole family will enjoy.
Happy July! Train rides at Georgia State Railroad Museum in Savannah will continue through July, Wednesdays-Sundays, including on Friday, July 4th. Train rides are at 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm. Schedule and locomotives subject to change, please call ahead. (912) 651-6823 Tickets and more details here.
A classic on Hilton Head Is. for almost 50 years, Gregg Russell Concerts under the 300-year–old Liberty Oak in Harbour Town (weather permitting).
This beloved family-oriented singer/storyteller performs sing-a-longs, ballads and silly songs with audience participation. Kids often make & bring “pick-me-to sing-with-you” signs to hold up for Gregg to see.
The concerts are FREE. There’s a $6 per auto fee to enter the gates to Sea Pines Resort. The concerts are open to the public.
August 28 – 30 (Labor Day Weekend; Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Holiday Concerts: 7:30-9pm
Friday, November 28 (The day after Thanksgiving)
Tuesday, December 23 (Christmas Show)
This beloved family-oriented singer/storyteller performs sing-a-longs, ballads and silly songs with audience participation. Kids often make & bring “pick-me-to sing-with-you” signs to hold up for Gregg to see.
The concerts are FREE. There’s a $9 per auto fee to enter the gates to Sea Pines Resort. The concerts are open to the public.
Cheap summer kids’ movies have become a summer tradition over the years. That tradition continues for this Summer 2025 with the following cheap weekday morning kids’ movies:
$2 movies, $5 mini-combos @ 11AM Sundays-Thursdays @ NCG Cinema Savannah in Victory Square shopping center on Skidaway Road
$2 movies @ 10AM @ both Pooler movie theaters.
$1.75 movies Mondays & Thursdays @ Cinemark in Bluffton SC.
TBA @ AMC Classics Savannah 11.
Here are the 2025 Savannah-area summer kids’ movies schedules:
Every Tuesday and Thursday @ 10AM in July 2025 @ GTC Pooler Stadium Cinemas. Sensory Friendly shows will be available for all films. All movies rated PG
If the local Savannah AMC theater is participating, shows are every Monday & Wednesday June 23-Aug. 13. Tickets are $3 plus tax. Showtimes to be announced.
The STEAM Center will be located inside the 1925 historic Storehouse of the Central of Georgia Railway campus, between Savannah Children’s Museum and Georgia State Railroad Museum in Savannah.
The indoor expansion will debut Numbers in Nature, an interactive STEAM-focused exhibit that will allow visitors to step into a captivating maze of mirrors designed to challenge perceptions and spark curiosity.
Malcolm and Julia Butler have generously committed to match donations dollar-for-dollar up to $150,000 for the STEAM Center. Funds raised from this matching campaign will be used to finalize preparations to welcome guests into the new museum space.
Nora Lee, CEO of Coastal Heritage Society, expressed gratitude to all donors who share and support the vision for this new cultural and educational resource for the local community — the Butlers; City of Savannah Government for their partnership; Colonial Group, Inc., the Lesher Family Foundation, and other donors for their vision and support to help get this project off the ground.
Learn more or contribute to the STEAM Center matching campaign here.
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Use discount code SOMAMA25 at checkout during June 2025 to receive 25% off a $125 Coastal Heritage Society Family Membership
Coastal Heritage Society operates six local sites: Savannah History Museum, Savannah’s Children’s Museum, Georgia State Railroad Museum, Old Fort Jackson, Pin Point Heritage Museum, and Harper Fowlkes House.
Get your family membership with a 25% discount online here. Please use the code SOMAMA25 to receive the 25% discount.
This discount is only available during June 2025 and expires July 1st 2025. (Discount for family memberships only)
Coastal Heritage Society Family Membership includes: unlimited admission to all six Coastal Heritage sites – Savannah Children’s Museum, Georgia State Railroad Museum, Old Fort Jackson, Savannah History Museum, Pin Point Heritage Museum, Harper Fowlkes House – for one family (up to 2 primary cardholders).
Every member receives:
*Unlimited admission to all Coastal Heritage Society museums and historic sites!
*Discounts for special events like Savannah Santa Train; free admission to certain events like Bug Fest and Seuss Fest
*10% discount in all museum gift shops
*Free Site Tours by Train at Georgia State Railroad Museum
*e-Newsletter subscription
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Make This Summer Unforgettable! Join us at Rise Gymnastics Summer Camps for high-energy fun, movement, crafts, and new friendships!
Weekly sessions in July * Daily themed activities * Gymnastics, ninja, games, and creativity * Drop-in available for just $45/day * 10% off when you register now! * Need flexibility? We offer early drop-off and late pick-up options to fit your schedule!
Parents and children together will engage with instruments, singing, moving, dancing, story time, and more musical activities in this exciting one-time Kindermusik class. Limited spaces!
Every enrolled child will get…
*40-minute class packed with learning, love, and laughter
*Kindermusik instrument/prop to take home
*$5 coupon for our weekly studio classes
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Find Savannah summer fun for kids including Fourth of July fireworks & events in Richmond Hill, Tybee Island, Hilton Head Island & Savannah in this week’s SouthernMamas.com E-letter
Sign up for an Above the Violence – 3 vs. 3 Basketball Tournament in honor of Roscoe “Scolo” Edwards! Team registration is REQUIRED and winners will receive a CASH prize sponsored by City of Savannah’s very own Earl Etheridge.
Tournament Details
Date: Saturday, July 12, 2025
Time: Starts at 9:00am
Location: Blackshear Basketball Complex (820 Wheaton St, Savannah, GA 31401)
